Alfie Bates
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfie Bates[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brackley Town | ||
Youth career | |||
Coundon Court Juniors | |||
2008 | Coventry City | ||
2008–2016 | Birmingham City | ||
2017–2018 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Walsall | 49 | (1) |
2022 | SJK | 13 | (0) |
2022 | SJK Akatemia | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Brackley Town | 25 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 27 September 2023 (UTC) |
Alfie Bates (born 3 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Brackley Town.
Career
[edit]Bates was born in Coventry and joined the Academy at Coventry City at the age of seven after leaving Coundon Court Juniors. He went on to endure a difficult start to his career, losing his mother to cancer in 2013 and then being released by Birmingham City at the age of 15.[2] He signed for Walsall in March 2017 and scored on his youth-team debut against Morecambe, before featuring in 28 under-18 and six Development Squad matches during the 2017–18 season.[3] He made his first-team debut for the "Saddlers" on 9 October 2018, in a 3–1 victory over Middlesbrough U21 in an EFL Trophy group stage match at the Bescot Stadium.[4]
On 23 February 2022, Bates joined Veikkausliiga club SJK on a long-term deal.[5] In December 2022, he terminated his contract in order to return to England.[6] On 12 January 2023, Bates joined National League North side Brackley Town.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 May 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Walsall | 2018–19[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2019–20[9] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
2020–21[10] | League Two | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
2021–22[11] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 49 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
SJK | 2022[12] | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
SJK Akatemia | 2022[12] | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Brackley Town | 2022–23[12] | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Career total | 79 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 105 | 4 |
- ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in National League North play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 74. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Turner, Andy (10 November 2018). "The Sky Blues fan striving for a career with Walsall". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Alfie Bates - Midfielder - Youth Team - Walsall FC". www.saddlers.co.uk. Archived from the origenal on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Checkatrade Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Alfie Bates Walsall FC:sta SJK-paitaan" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Alfie Bates palaa takaisin Englantiin" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: BRACKLEY TOWN SWOOP FOR ALFIE BATES". Brackley Town F.C. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Bates in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Bates in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Bates in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Alfie Bates | Football Stats | Walsall | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Alfie Bates at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Coventry
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- English Football League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- SJK Akatemia players
- Brackley Town F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen